Indonesian regions brace for wildfires and haze as dry season peaks

Indonesia expects to see less rainfall this year, and hotter and drier weather. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA – Indonesia is battling an increased number of wildfires, and the haze they bring, as the dry season, which is expected to peak this month, intensifies across the country.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency warned that the country is expected to see less rainfall this year because of the El Nino climactic phenomenon, which brings hotter and drier weather to the Indonesian archipelago and prolongs the dry season.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

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